Namakkal Day 7 : Clinics + Poultry + KVK + Preg Checks

Today is our last day in the Namakkal clinics. We went to the vaccination clinic and got a refreser on vaccines and their time periods. Afterwards we got to check out the infectious ward and watch some parvo treatments. 
We finished early at the clinics and went to check out the poultry farm. Namakkal is the second largest poultry city in India. We went to a layer farm. While there the little kids were so excited to have their pictures taken. They were cute. I let some of them take some of their own pictures and it seemed to make their day. We also got to help collect the eggs from the layers. In general, there was much more air circulation in the cages than facilities in the US, but there was also way too many animals per cage. In the afternoon we visited KVK, a research facility associated with the school that they were very proud of. We also got to view their radio station which was neat. Afterwards we were able to palpate the school's herd for pregnancy diagnosis. We got to feel everything from not pregnant to 60 days pregnant where we could feel the caruncles, and cows only a few days from calving. I was able to palpate the calf's leg and it kicked me from inside the mother's uterus :). We returned back to the hostel and played volleyball again with some students.
We're a little sad to be packing and leaving Namakkal.  As far as weather, its slightly cooler here than in Chennai, and less humid. Every night it looked and felt like it was going to rain, with strong winds and angry skies, but it never did the whole week. Also I feel like we will miss their delicious food. I think we are all excited for Ooty though!
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